Beehive Basin (FR 2505) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Beehive Basin (FR 2505) in MT

Road corridorCuster Gallatin NF

3.9 mi from Big Sky

Maps 8,105 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–1 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Custer Gallatin National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Rough
  • 0 of this road’s 1 miles are maintained for passenger cars, mostly paved with 0 miles of gravel.
  • Near Beehive Basin Trailhead.
  • Estimated climb: 210 ft over 1 miles, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 17%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.9 miles off.
  • Lone Mountain stands 3,037 ft above the map pin, 3.3 miles southwest.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 22–46°F, 2.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.